The Ultimate Strange Tourist Attractions Quiz

Most tourist have attractions such as the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon or Disney World on their to-do list while traveling around North America. But there are many stranger tourist sites that capture the attention of thousands of curious travelers each year. You man not have heard of some of them, but these strange and wonderful attractions help to put their hometowns on the map and boost the local economy. Take this quiz to learn more about some of the weirdest tourist attractions.

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Question 1 of 20

The House on the Rock is an architectural oddity. How many windows are there in the Infinity Room?

264

1,264

3,264

There are 3,264 windows in the Infinity Room of the House on the Rock, which is located in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The house was built in the 1940s by Alex Jordan, an eccentric artist, who used the house as a vacation home until he turned it into a museum in 1961.

Question 2 of 20

The world's largest _______ can be found in the surrounding complex of the House on the Rock.

pumpkin

carousel

The surrounding complex of the House on the Rock is home to a miniature circus and the world's largest carousel.

zoo

Question 3 of 20

How long will the Crazy Horse Memorial be once it is finished?

241 feet

441 feet

641 feet

The Crazy Horse Memorial is a carving from rock, depicting the legendary Native American warrior on horseback. It was started by Korczak Ziolkowski in 1948 and Ziolkowski's family members continue to carve the statue, which will measure 641 feet (195 meters) in length and be 563 feet tall when it is completed.

Question 4 of 20

What is the town of Metropolis famous for?

being the hometown of Superman

In 1972, the people of Metropolis, Illinois, decided to capitalize on their hometown's famous name and called it the "Hometown of Superman."

being the only town in the U.S. to breed pandas

being home to the largest crater on Earth

Question 5 of 20

In what year was a statue of Superman erected in Metropolis?

1976

1986

In 1986, Superman Square was decorated with a 7-foot tall statue of Superman. However, this statue was later replaced with a 15-foot (4.6-meter) bronze statue in 1993.

1996

Question 6 of 20

Chuck the Channel Cat of Selkirk, Manitoba, promotes Selkirk as the capital of what?

catfish

The people of Selkirk erected Chuck the Channel Cat as a tribute to the large catfish found in the area. The monument is supposed to promote Selkirk as the "Catfish Capital."

cats

seafood

Question 7 of 20

If you are fishing in Selkirk, you are likely to reel in a catfish of up to __ pounds.

10

20

30

Catfish of up to 30-plus pounds are regularly caught on the Red River in Selkirk.

Question 8 of 20

What are the fir beams that make up the world's largest hockey stick reinforced with?

copper

steel

The world's largest hockey stick and puck are located in Duncan, British Columbia. The stick is made of Douglas fir beams, reinforced with steel, and is 205 feet long and weighs 61,000 pounds.

aluminum

Question 9 of 20

What is the name of the world's largest bull?

George

Albert

Albert, the world's largest bull, is located in Audubon, Iowa. Made of concrete, Albert is 30 feet tall and weighs 45 tons.

Billy

Question 10 of 20

What was used to make the internal steel frame of Albert the bull?

dismantled windmills

Albert's internal steel frame was made out of dismantled windmills.

old car parts

recycled aluminum cans

Question 11 of 20

Lucy the Elephant of Margate, New Jersey, is an example of what type of architecture?

renaissance

zoomorphic

Lucy the Elephant is the only example of zoomorphic architecture left in the United States. The elephant was built as a real-estate promotion in 1881. She has staircases winding through her legs and rooms inside her body. At first she served as a summer home, then a tavern, hotel and now she remains a tourist attraction.

vernacular

Question 12 of 20

What size shoe does the Jolly Green Giant statue wear?

38

58

78

The Jolly Green Giant is a 55-foot-tall statue and was a symbol of the Green Giant food company. The statue has been located in Blue Earth, Minnesota since 1979 and wears a size 78 shoe.

Question 13 of 20

What is the Mitchell Corn Palace made from?

corn

Since the construction of the original Corn Palace in 1892, every year during the fall harvest the people of Mitchell, South Dakota, recreate the palace out of corn and other South Dakota grains, proudly declaring themselves the "Corn Capital of the World."

concrete

corn flour

Question 14 of 20

Who cleans up the corn palace after the fall harvest?

local school children

volunteers

pigeons and squirrels

After the fall harvest, the corn palace is left for pigeons and squirrels to eat.

Question 15 of 20

There are many Paul Bunyan statues around the world. What is special about the one in Bangor, Maine?

It is in his birthplace.

Bangor is alleged to be the birthplace of the legendary logger. According to the tales, Paul Bunyan could cut down more trees in a single swath of his ax than any contemporary logging firm could. The statue in Bangor depicts Paul proudly showing off his ax and scythe.

It is the largest one.

It is the oldest one.

Question 16 of 20

How tall is the Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor?

11 feet

31 feet

Bangor's Paul stands 31 feet tall.

51 feet

Question 17 of 20

Who did Edward Leedskalnin build the Coral Castle for?

his dead wife

his lost love

Edward Leedskalnin built the Coral Castle near Miami, Florida, in tribute to his lost love, who had left him the day before the two were supposed to be married.

his daughter

Question 18 of 20

How many pieces of coral is the entry gate to the castle made from?

1

Leedskalnin carved the entire castle out of coral, without the assistance of any other person or machinery. He carved some 1,100 tons of coral to make the castle. The entry gate is made from a single nine-ton block.

10

100

Question 19 of 20

Francis Johnson is famous for single-handedly winding the largest ball of twine. He rolled the twine every day between the years 1950 and ___?

1955

1964

1979

Johnson spent four hours every day between 1950 and 1979 winding his ball of twine. To ensure the ball was wound uniformly, Johnson used a crane to hoist the ball once it grew. The ball is located in Darwin, Minnesota.

Question 20 of 20

How long is the twine used in the ball of string rolled by Frank Stoeber?

1,300 miles

Frank Stoeber rolled more than 1,300 miles of twine from 1953 until he died in 1974. His ball was smaller than Johnson's, but every year Cawker City, Kansas, home of the ball, has a festival during which people can add twine to the ball. Stoeber's ball now outweighs Johnson's, but it has had more than one person working on it.